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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "SWISS FOUNDATION"<support@swiss.foundation.com>
Reply-To: <swiss.foundation35@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:17:55 -0700
Subject: SWISS FOUNDATION CLAIMS

The Swiss Foundation
Grafenaustrasse 11
6300 Zug
Switzerland
www.markrich.org/sf_index.html

GRANT AID NOTIFICATION

The Swiss Foundation, would like to notify you that you have been chosen
by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a cash
Grant/Donation for your own personal, educational, and business
development. The Swiss Foundation established 1974 by the Multi-Million
groups and now supported by the United Nations Organization (UNO) and the
European Union (EU) was conceived with the objective of human growth,
educational, and community development.



To celebrate the 35th anniversary program, The Swiss Foundation in
conjunction with the United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European
Union (EU) is giving out a yearly donation of £6,500,000.00 GBP (Six
Million, five hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) to 100 lucky
recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 100 lucky
international recipients worldwide in different categories for their
personal business development and enhancement of their educational plans.
At least 15% of the awarded funds should be used by you to develop a part
of your environment. This is a yearly program, which is a measure of
universal development strategy.



The objective is to make a notable change in the standard of living of
people all around the Universe (From America to Europe, Asia to Africa and
all around). The Swiss Foundation has been assured of highest organization
standard courtesy of the United Nations. It is our belief that we can
achieve a great positive change in the general welfare of the universe
through this program. That is why the foundation is doing everything
possible to get all recipients notified of their donation.



Note that your country is not the only country that is benefiting from
this donation. Beneficiaries have been chosen from countries from all
continents. The idea of this donation is that within ten years from now,
there will be notable richness among many unusual people around the world.
This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage
where they had always wanted.



Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and millions
of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected among the lucky
recipients to receive the award sum of £750,000.00 (Seven Hundred And
Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as charity donations/aid from the The
Swiss Foundation, EU and the UNO in accordance with the enabling act of
Parliament. (Note that all beneficiaries email addresses were selected
randomly from over 100,000 internet websites and a shop's cash invoice
around your area in which you might have purchased something from).



Your fund has been forwarded to our payment bank for immediate release to
you. You are required to fill the form below and email it to our payment
bank for qualification documentation and official processing of your
claims. Please endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (N-222-6747,
E-900-56) in all discussions.



FULL NAMES:
ADDRESS:
STATE:
COUNTRY:
SEX:
AGE:
OCCUPATION:
QUALIFICATION NUMBER:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:



On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.



Regards.
Dr. Georg Stucky,
Foundation Officer

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